Each issue of The Fight & The Fiddle presents an interview with a Black poet, a critical essay, fresh poems, and writing prompts. This literary journal is a quarterly publication of the Furious Flower Poetry Center.

We are constantly expanding and improving our Furious Flower Poetry Database, which provides publishing and biographical information on African American poets. Other useful databases include the following:

Cave Canem is committed to the discovery and cultivation of new voices in African American poetry.

With "Dream in Color," teachers and students commemorate Black History Month with free grade-appropriate lesson plans and related resources designed to inspire students of all abilities and backgrounds. Furious Flower Poetry Center helped to create this program in partnership with Target and the Smithsonian Institution.

Consult these links for additional news and information on your favorite poets: